![]() ![]() These are just some of the connections, especially with the books of scary short stories mentioned below, that make this book such a rich source of material to introduce children to Latino myths, as well as the Odyssey itself. ![]() Then the magical realism kicks in as Odilia and her sisters have to combat various supernatural beings, including a shape-shifting witch and the dreaded Chupacabras, the monster who eats goats. ![]() The journey to the girls' grandmother's ranch involves getting across the border with a corpse without being caught by authorities. La Llorona appears to Odilia and becomes her mentor and guide. When they happen upon the body of a drowned man in their swimming hole, they decide to take him back to Mexico to his family, who happen to live nearby their own grandmother. Odilia is the oldest of five sisters who have vowed to stay together forever. In Summer of the Mariposas, she audaciously sets out to retell Homer's Odyssey within the context of Latino folklore. Gr 6 Up-This novel more than fulfills the promise of McCall's Under the Mesquite. ![]()
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